Well, I was getting ready to order a Foredom kit from MSC and I noticed that MSC still carries the H series of motors (1/4HP 20,000RPM) which have been discontinued from Fordeom. I was wondering if it would be worth it to get them for the extra 5000RPM, or to call up MSC and see if they have the...

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Hello everyone, I am excited to announce that beginning September 20, the Valentin Yotkov Studio will be offering a new class/workshop: Rendering and Stylizing Designs for Jewelry and Holloware. This class was added in responce to numerous requests for instruction on drawing and design. The...

I would like to have a ring made as a gag gift. I want it to look like=20 a simple engagement ring. Instead of a diamond, I would like a very=20 large piece of crystal shaped like a round cut diamond. I have found=20 some round diamond shaped crystal on eBay that is about 1.6" in...

I painted some "snap" hair clips with Humbrol Enamel & thought that would be quite durable until I saw that my cat had gotten to one & put teeth marks thru to the metal! Would this sort of paint be ok to paint (minus cat attacks) pendants, etc (made from eg. base metal, pewter, brass). Or is there...

I painted some "snap" hair clips with Humbrol Enamel & thought that would be quite durable until I saw that my cat had gotten to one & put teeth marks thru to the metal! Would this sort of paint be ok to paint (minus cat attacks) pendants, etc (made from eg. base metal, pewter, brass). Or is there...

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Hello everyone, I am new to the group and have a question... is there a lapidary = newsgroup=20 or all they all yahoo, etc groups? I like to carve stone, bone, wood, sculpt in polymer clay and = occasionally=20 do pewter, silver and steel.

Hi all, Just finished some butterfly and dragonfly brooches made from seed beads, bugles and wire. Check out the photos at: http://www.beadjewelrymaking.com/beaded_brooch.html OR the instruction on the dragonfly at:

Has anyone on the list successfully etched gold by electrical means? = Could you share your chemical elctrolyte and the cathode you used?

Anyone now how well photo charm Jewelry lasts? or how well they look? I was thinking about buying some off ebay but not sure if I should or not. any info would be great thanks=20 Nicole,

Hi everyone, I am the contributing editor of a relatively new site on Jewelry crafting at http://www.gardenandhearth.com/JewelryCrafting.htm I am also the contributing editor of http://www.gardenandhearth.com/BudgetGifts.htm My Jewelry Crafting site is set to feature a bi-monthly bead or...

I recently put up a site featuring my wife's handmade silver and enamel jewelry... This seems like a great group to share it with! http://www.imperialenamelart.com Regards, Devin Zell Imperial Enamel Art

Hi everyone, I have been MIA for a while because I have been on a beading spree, working on more belts and a belt chain that could be worn as a necklace http://www.beadjewelrymaking.com/beaded_belt.html also some more jewelry and a few card holder and tissue holder. This post I would like to...

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 It's getting a bit tiresome seeing one misguided American after another with their cutsie little yellow or red-white-blue ribbons on their outsized SUVs. Yeah, I guess it's the thing to do; maybe part of that whole soccer-mom culture. Unfortunately,...

Hello! I have recently acquired a neat old Gruen mechanical watch (1940s era) with diamonds on the face. The only hitch is that one of the diamonds is missing. Could I simply super-glue a spare, low quality diamond in the missing space? There's probably a "correct" way to affix a diamond to a watch...

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I am looking for ways of colouring fine indented lines in silver, NOT involving enamelling. I have tried permanent ink which produces lovely tranluscent colours but is not very hard wearing. I have heard that colours other than black are possible to acheive with 'oxidisation'. Any thoughts?

Anyone now how well photo charm Jewelry lasts? or how well they look? I was thinking about buying some off ebay but not sure if I should or not. any info would be great thanks Nicole,

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